Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knurry

/ˈnɜːɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knur-ry
IPA: /ˈnɜːɹi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Now I am like the knurrie-bulked Oke,"
"with huge paines and labor set all their braines awork how to contrive the knurriest arguments"

Etymology

From knur + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: knur

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more knurry (comparative) most knurry (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce knurry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɜːɹi/.
What does knurry mean?: knotty
Where does knurry come from?: From knur + -y.

How to pronounce knurry

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